MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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